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G. W. TA LLMAN. ANIMAL FEEDING DEVICE.

No. 599,748. f Patented Mar. 1,1898.

Y Figs. 4 and '5 show front and rear views of a I metal a and b, respectively. One of these To all whom it may concern.-

. a resident of New York, in the county of'New others skilled in the art to which it appertains which can be folded when not in use into a ,7 show detached members of another form of UNITE STATES GEORGE "w. TALLMAN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

7 ANIMAL-FEEDING DEVICE.

. SPEGIFICATIONforming' part of Letters Patent No. 599,748, dated March 1, 1898.

Application filed March 15, 1897.

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. TALLMAN,

York and State of New York, have-invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-Feedin g Devices; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in horse-feeding devices, the object being to provide a device which can be supported on the horses neck like a collar, which will support the feed-bag in convenient position in front of the-animal for him to eat. The advantages of the article may be briefly stated to be, first, that the feed may be eaten without lowering the head any considerable distance; second, a light device is produced Which will not chafe the neck or be burdensome; third, a device compact space.

With these ends in view my invention con sists in certain novel features of construction and coinbinations of parts, which will be hereinafterv described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are front andrear'views showing the device folded. Fig. 3 is a' side elevation.

modified form of construction. Figs. 6 andv construction, and Figs. 8 and 9 are details.

A and B represent the two members of the device. These may be made of wood or metal and they are bent in substantially the forms shown and hinged at 1. The ends of the members are provided each with a block of blocks has a recess 5, in which the other block operates. Theblock a has a-notch 6 at one end, into which the extreme end of the block b of the other member drops when the device is open, and the inner side of this notch presents a shoulder 6, which limits the extent of opening of the device by 'the'ends of the other frame striking .thereagainst. When open, the device assumes the general form outlined in Fig. 3 and when closed it is per fe'ctly flat and no thicker than either member shown. v

As shown in Fig. 3, the bag 8 is detachably Serial No. 62 7,669. (No model.)

connected to the loop of member B by hooks 9 9 or other means, and the device when placed on the horses neck is hooked over the hames or other part of the harness to retain it in position and prevent it from slipping 0E the neck or head.

In the modifications the blocks are omittid n these forms a cross-bar 1O limits the extent of opening of the device.

It is evident that other slight changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without departing from the spirit andv scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of construction herein shown; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as-new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'1. A feeding device for animals comprising two members hinged together, one construct ed to be supported around the neck of the animal and the other to hold the feed-bag at a suitable angle to the first member. 1

2. A feeding device for animals comprising .two members hinged together, one'smaller than the other and constructed and adapted to fold into the other, the larger member constructed to be supported around the neck of the animal and the smaller one to hold the feed-bag at a suitable angle to the larger member.

3. A feeding device for animals comprising two members hinged together, one member adapted to engage the neck of the animal and the other designed to support a feed-bag, one of said members having a shoulder which limits the extent of the opening of the other member.

4:. As an article of manufacture, a feeding device for animals comprising two members hinged together atone end whereby they may be folded together, one member adapted to engage the animal and support the other mem her at a. suitable angle to the first member, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib ing witnesses. GEORGE W. TALLMAN. Witnesses: J OHN R0131. JOHNSTON,

ALEXANDER KYLE. 

